Because he signed as a FA and it was not a S&T , the cavaliers do not have Bird Rights to him do they? Meaning they cant go over the cap to re-sign him....
How so? LeBron may opt out but he would just resign with them again (maybe for only 1 year again even). He doesn't care about the money anymore as much as who they put around him. He could sign a 1 year deal every summer for the next 5 years and that doesn't mean he is leaving CLE. The dude makes enough in endorsements to sign for a dollar if he wanted to.
I mentioned last offseason how olshey has known lebron since before he got in the nba and then of course there's the whole nike thing. It was a dream last year and I guess I'm about to get suckered in again!
I think they have enough cap-space that it won't matter, but... Cleveland could be in a world of hurt, they have $33 mil in guaranteed, plus cap holds for Smith, Shumpert and Thompson, If I am doing my math right they are at 67 million without a cap hold for Love.
What did he just make? You saying he will sign for MLE? Of course he can resign with them, but it takes away flexibility to Cleveland to sign free agents
I don't think he would take MLE money personally but he could easily. How does it take away from them signing free agents. They are only looking at signing there own guys (Thompson who is restricted and Love who is unrestricted) and adding a new vet minimum guy. He made 20 MIL last year. If he opts in he gets 21 MIL. If he opts out then he will probably sign for 16-21 MIL on another 2 year deal with 1 year option. It is a wash as far as cap space goes.
Except they can't go over the cap to sign him. He also said last year that he won't take less than max for the forseeable future.
They won't have to go over the cap to sign him even at 20 MIL cus Love likely bolts imo. I don't think they have a realistic shot of convincing him to come back. You think LeBron is leaving CLE then if he opts out?
Am I missing something? Did LBJ opt out? (God ESPN's new format is fucking terrible...now I remember why I stopped checking it.)
Not officially. Reports are he is 50/50. Hasn't decided. I don't think he will this year personally but if he does that doesn't mean he is leaving.
When you start hitting cap, then you cannot make any new moves. That means Cleveland would need to make all the moves necessary, even resigning their own players, and leave room for max for LBJ
I don't think LeBron is opting out first of all. But if he does then the only signing they have to do is wait to sign Tristan Thompson to a new contract (his cap hold during the summer is low compared to what he is going to get from them) after LeBron re-ups with them. Remember Love's 15 MIL is coming off their cap.
It will probably never happen but I would be really curious to see the reaction if one day a superstar took the MLE or something crazy for the sake of team. Would would the backlash be? Are there rules on that? Would that force the league to make rules regarding that?
